Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
Cheltenham, United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) - Cheltenham College Chapel
Municipal: Cheltenham
Region:Cotswolds
Address: Bath Road, GL53 7LD, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Website: http://www.cheltenhamcollege.org/
Description nr.: 2028703.
Built by: Harrison & Harrison (1930)
The organ contains older material: from 1906 by Norman & Beard
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Tromba 8', Octave Tromba 4'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Hohl Flute 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Wald Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 2 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Violone 16', Sub Bass 16', Principal 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4', Mixture 2 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trumpet 16' - from Swell, Clarion 8' - from Swell, Octave Clarion 4' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
Cheltenham, United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) - Cheltenham College Chapel
Municipal: Cheltenham
Region:Cotswolds
Address: Bath Road, GL53 7LD, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Website: http://www.cheltenhamcollege.org/
Description nr.: 2028703.
Built by: Harrison & Harrison (1930)
The organ contains older material: from 1906 by Norman & Beard
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1906 | Norman & Beard | new organ | 1930 | Harrison & Harrison | new organ in old case | 1976 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration | 2017 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 11 (6) |
| Total number of stops | 43 (38) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Tromba 8', Octave Tromba 4'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Hohl Flute 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Wald Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 2 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Violone 16', Sub Bass 16', Principal 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4', Mixture 2 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trumpet 16' - from Swell, Clarion 8' - from Swell, Octave Clarion 4' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
| Recordings |
Parallels / Alexander Flinch. - Divine Art Records DDX 21112 (CD). - 2023. |